Hawaiian Music hits the big time
May 30th, 2004 by Leimamo
Next year’s Grammy Awards will include a Best Hawaiian Music Album category, state officials say, ending a 15-year effort to get the music industry’s most prestigious ceremony to recognize Hawaiian recordings. Read more …
I guess they’ve finally acknowledged the fact that our music is very popular around the world. People won’t automatically relate Don Ho and Tiny Bubbles to Hawaiian music anymore. And speaking of Hawaiian Artists … Ohta San was on the radio today promoting a concert that takes place tonight. Listening to him on the radio made me feel like I was back home again. He played a short rendition of The Pink Panther to kick off the interview. Unfortunately, I’m not able to attend the concert.